<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:09:12 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/writers-block/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Overcoming the Blank Page]]></title><description><![CDATA[Basically all writers have at one point or another been in a position where they literally stare blankly at a page with the cursor blinking repeatedly and yet no ideal in sight, writer blocks, often tagged]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@vickoly/overcoming-the-blank-page-cmy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@vickoly/overcoming-the-blank-page-cmy</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-11060]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vickoly]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 20:32:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprNwBZoigdjFeJnTW24TMRpBF38yEtmPD6DKH4zyaQkEPqPCGxp2LonhrcTWqs2XjQK5Aiw3dWAJQjDfRU6ZA5R1Zc3u1qGZdPidZ1XfkWYDBqvv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conversations With Yourself: A Writing Exercise to Unlock Creativity!]]></title><description><![CDATA[When you have been "writing things" for 50 years, you end up having seen a pretty wide range of "tricks and tools" designed to help writers. It actually feels a little scary to write]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@denmarkguy/conversations-with-yourself-a-writing-exercise-to-unlock-creativity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@denmarkguy/conversations-with-yourself-a-writing-exercise-to-unlock-creativity</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106316]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[denmarkguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2023 07:16:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn97zWteMmviRDqq8CCqTvQKonGuLwXidacbStRVCso5UUPF3XVPTtFw3AjcHE445P8kxHndEhG3NJonvnPCrzM37r3Fze9CppgfzBPFBJ6y7rHYQ6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Writer's Block a Thing?]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the explosion of blogging mainly in the last decade, everyone's a writer. I wonder how old-school writers look at this phenomenon. Is it with indulgence? Are they critical or they don't care, and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writers-block/@gadrian/is-writers-block-a-thing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writers-block/@gadrian/is-writers-block-a-thing</guid><category><![CDATA[writers-block]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gadrian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2022 16:00:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqf19wiRvub3gjKxeZUBDS9bwfCE3UH76RV449NXU1WjHXjUmnMcBjETxmfviYMQJvVujhFhGieQrhs1JCfHntE9XURGszR8BAfdRxq6ohu7TQhk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[High Expectations Sabotage - Self Imposed Writers Block]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work. ~ Aristotle You finally did it. You typed out that perfect post and now the votes are piling up. A couple days pass and frustration begins to settle in.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-114105/@inalittlewhile/high-expectations-sabotage-self-imposed-writers-block</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-114105/@inalittlewhile/high-expectations-sabotage-self-imposed-writers-block</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-114105]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[inalittlewhile]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2020 17:33:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4Bw8fmw3Y3deXChf9UQSDSsMgDEZRqXr9KjaBZaJuvn1K3PV1FnvKxJfT5hZq2JuAj7zk2iB9BN9eXphKZ9AJN4oF7HTMrVc1TDo7tsT4GXDVyKxffWJXyNW3cpmpA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taming the Wild Horse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image by Robert Balog from Pixabay WRITER'S BLOCK My mind is racing at 100 miles per hour, but I can’t seem to put anything sensible on the page. 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Terrible situation 😒]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@alfie-ciru/writer-s-block</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@alfie-ciru/writer-s-block</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alfie-ciru]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jan 2018 20:24:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs77zeC7tvNSJhaEESTVUa5s3uDXcnFjF1GvUkVE5c38Kh8HUdHp4e1AN7kVpY619rQxiXktSJSpe6CCHrhQmo9dQxJH9kAr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tips for Writers' Block]]></title><description><![CDATA[Feeling stuck? Nothing coming to mind? It happens to everyone at some point. There are days when the muse abandons you and you're on your own. Just you and the empty page. 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It has occurred to me, and I have noted in a comment on a post by @taskmaster4450 and perhaps elsewhere that I am better at]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@wdougwatson/maker-of-comments</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@wdougwatson/maker-of-comments</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wdougwatson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2017 03:31:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/x7L2VSNEiyAB5Ux7nxKmLo6yLyEJT6Jt5yhNCUpGNH2qTNy6nSXDsVg5owcQS9qFvXczQUvCxPpQLAh?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blogging with consistency is hard! And I'm failing at it...]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is not the first time that I find myself with my most recent post being more than 20 days old. That's by no means what I'm shooting for and while I try to keep contributing to the community, I'm not]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@rocking-dave/blogging-with-consistency-is-hard-and-i-m-failing-at-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@rocking-dave/blogging-with-consistency-is-hard-and-i-m-failing-at-it</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rocking-dave]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2017 10:29:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4iYtFdzVNy1kt3F2tvRShXkTnWxjMqgT16hv1QBdCeQHFmExp4iz89vMicRLRYctLEaRwPPtQSe6dQ9NDs7xzWyQ3yzobDHyw7mEgh28w8VcHWhNXmsmMNtQazTuW6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Writing Tips: Stuck on What to Write? Go COOK Something!]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, a little while ago I found myself sitting in front of the screen, trying to find a moment of inspiration... but all I ended up with was a blank look on my face and an inclination to go look at kitten]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@denmarkguy/writing-tips-stuck-on-what-to-write-go-cook-something</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@denmarkguy/writing-tips-stuck-on-what-to-write-go-cook-something</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[denmarkguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2017 05:19:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnARf5oj7FR2jmeTp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Writer's Block And How I Learned To Love Myself]]></title><description><![CDATA[Like many writers, I was recently plagued by a nasty bout of writer’s block. You all know it. Maybe you dread it. The only time inspiration struck was when I wasn’t trying. And when I wasn’t trying, I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writers/@dwdwone/writer-s-block-and-how-i-learned-to-love-myself</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writers/@dwdwone/writer-s-block-and-how-i-learned-to-love-myself</guid><category><![CDATA[writers]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dwdwone]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2017 03:41:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7Wc9pKBtxmPQ7FZqiqXAijFHDMRy2kbP9cjmYfKJTgdzwNU46HBxBz8cmUfazpJ7yxgfx4ykw2NrwFJEdhAZvpZArcTq5xPD1x?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Getting Unstuck: Ideas for Jumpstarting the Creative Writing Process]]></title><description><![CDATA[When you feel like you're at a lost for how to get "unstuck" from a bad case of the blahs, perhaps the single most important thing to remember about creating written content is that writers write. 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